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On the date
Thursday, January 2, 1997
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The Headlines
Gunman in Hebron: Unbalanced Loner, Driven by a Mission
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Un-Break My Heart
Toni Braxton
#1 at the box office
Michael
$12,144,926
The must-have
Tamagotchi
You Share a Birthday With
- Thérèse of Lisieux (1873)
- Rudolf Clausius (1822)
- Mehmed IV (1642)
- Mily Balakirev (1837)
- Osman III (1699)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever
Grunge
flannellameposerslacker
Hip Hop
blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'
Tech
cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb
Tech Check
Wi-Fi (802.11), Netflix (DVD Rental) & Toyota Prius (Hybrid).
Cost of Living (1995)
Loaf of Bread
$0.79
Gallon of Gas
$1.15
Average Home
$133,900
New Car
$18,200
Time Elapsed
10,746 days ago
(29 years, 161 days)